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The dominance of 802 wireless technology is increasingly evident, particularly with the upcoming full deployment of 802.11ac and the HEW initiative. At the Mobile World Congress, delegates favor 802 for its availability and performance advantages over LTE. Effective handover processes are crucial for optimal user experiences, especially in IoT and VR applications. Localized signaling improves handover performance, while secure pre-registration enhances safety. Despite potential risks, such as cellular price drops and interference in unlicensed bands, 802 wireless remains the preferred choice for many applications.
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Why design 802 Handovers Charlie Perkins May 5, 2014
802 Wireless increases dominance • 802 Wireless *already* dominates, and that’s before full deployment of 802.11ac, not to mention HEW • Mobile World congress delegates prefer it • Almost everyone prefers 802 whenever it’s available, and availability continues to improve • Bottom line: Should not design *only* for LTE
Importance of handovers • Better user experience • Process control depends on close timing (IoT) • VR • Enable choice of lowest-power or least expensive AP / basestation • Better for VoIP, Skype, etc… • Should also include 802 802 handovers
Local signaling • Handover performance improves when all signaling is local • Localized signaling and keying have already been worked out in IETF, in a practically media-independent fashion • Crucial component, rarely made available, is localized security • Preregistration can be very helpful
Risk factors against 802 wireless • Cellular prices could drop another factor of 10 • Cellular speeds could increase, but hard to imagine really competing with 802 speeds • 802 wireless unlicensed band could be too noisy or unfriendly or poorly utilized • HEW may well deprecate 802.11b • “No business case” • Range too small uneconomical wide-area coverage